Largest Terminal bull breed with good marbling ability.

[Stocker Steve]

Is the Charolais the largest Terminal breed with good marbling?

Char #1
Black Angus #2
Simi #3

 

[Nesikep]

I think on old cow, I would only keep the absolute best cuts.. sirloin, etc... the rest will make excellent burger! It is kinda strange they show old cow steak there.

Here's a 1/2 GV 1/4 Saler steak from a 2 year old steer

 

[gaurus]

It is kinda strange they show old cow steak there.

Eating really old fat cows is becoming the new craze now in the UK, maybe they are trying to anticipate the craze moving to good old USA?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-dri ... old-steak/

 

[WalnutCrest]

A client of ours was a chef in Britain.

He told us the most expensive beef in Europe was from cows 5-8 years old; the second most expensive is 4yr old steer.

There are many ways to make beef tender. There is only one way to get that robust flavor ... umami ... and that's with older animals.

Why do you think so many restaurants use so many sauces, rubs, vegetables, bacon, etc on their beef ... vs letting the meat speak for itself ... it's because the beef itself has very little flavor (as most beef in America is under 30 months old) so the chefs combine the tenderness of younger animals with the flavor profile of a rich mushroom sauce or wrapping it in bacon.

 

[gaurus]

According to this http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/400/400-803/400-803.html Salers outperforms the usual suspects(Limousin, Main Anjou Gelbvieh, Simmental) in marbling ability, except Charolais. :cboy:

 

[True Grit Farms]

I don't hold much faith in paper and numbers. This is a test conducted in Nebraska at local feedlots using registered stock. I find the results sobering at best, but there's no denying that Angus has been breeding for frame size for years now.

 

[gaurus]

Thanks for posting them.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

I don't hold much faith in paper and numbers. This is a test conducted in Nebraska at local feedlots using registered stock. I find the results sobering at best, but there's no denying that Angus has been breeding for frame size for years now.

From that report, your best bet over all would be with Char. Angus, and Simmy.

That might have something to do with why they are so popular...Naaaah! ;-) :dunce:

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

I would like to see your data on the Salers. According to the MARC research I have read, Angus is the top marbling in the British breeds and Simmental is the top in the Continental breeds.

 

[Stocker Steve]

Is the Charolais the largest Terminal breed with good marbling?

Char #1
Black Angus #2
Simi #3

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

I would agree that Ch would be largest terminal bull breed, but would definitely question their marbling ability. I don't know a Charolais breeder that would agree with that statement.

 

[gaurus]

I would like to see your data on the Salers. According to the MARC research I have read, Angus is the top marbling in the British breeds and Simmental is the top in the Continental breeds.

Thanks, after extensive research on the matter, I believe this is the case

 

[Colmorefarms]

MARC has determined that the Salers breed is the best marbling of the continental breeds. When they had the carcas contest in Denver, Salers won it something like 17 years in a row